§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why it took the Metropolitan Police 1½ hours to respond to the call made by Mr. John Garner to investigate matters connected with the finding of the murdered body of the young girl in Eton Avenue, Hampstead, on the evening of Tuesday, 156W 26th July; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe Commissioner of Police tells me that when this matter was reported to the police they were told only that an abandoned parcel was lying in the street and there was no mention of a body; two other emergency calls were therefore dealt with first.